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“B.J. got introduced to me through Bobby Southworth, who was friends with B.J. when B.J. started practicing Brazilian jiu-jitsu at Ralph Gracie’s in Mountain View. But, he came to me to train because he knew I trained Frank Shamrock. B.J. was incredible to teach. Everything I taught him, he picked it up as though he...

The World Series of Fighting held their second show Saturday, March 23rd, at the Revel Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey. On the card was a wealth of talent from several divisions. In a main card fight, former WSOF welterweight Josh Burkman fought Aaron Simpson in a fight with title implications. Burkman made...

Now this is a finish that would surprise more than a few. Former UFC heavyweight champion Junior Dos Santos was a guest on MMAJunkie Radio. On the show, dos Santos talked about his upcoming fight against Mark Hunt at UFC160 on May, 25. Both dos Santos and Hunt are noted, world-class bangers with heavy, accurate...

Mixed martial arts fans have been accustomed to seeing remarkably repetitive contests over the past several years, particularly in the UFC it seems. The “major leagues of MMA” are where all up-and-coming fighters aspire to compete one day, where their dreams of reaching a national audience, seeing bigger paydays and attaining championship gold can all...

Mike Dolce, former fighter and pioneer of “The Dolce Diet”, took to the airwaves on Wednesday night, March 13th as the first guest of the BJPENN.COM Radio show. Ahead of Chael Sonnen’s clash for the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship with Jon Jones on April 27th, Mike has been working closely with “The American Gangster” and...

Famed MMA lifestyle coach Mike Dolce, who joined BJPENN.COM Radio this past Wednesday, March 13, is in Montreal for the UFC 158 card this weekend from the Bell Centre, with the main event pitting hometown hero Georges “Rush” St-Pierre against Stockton-bred fighter Nick Diaz. Having been in Montreal for three previous GSP fights, Dolce went...

One of the most widely respected coaches, and people, in the world of mixed martial arts Ricardo Liborio, founder of American Top Team, joined Fist-Ta-Cuff Radio on BJPenn.com this past Sunday to talk about the evolution of martial arts, which has grown into the sport of MMA that is so prominent today. Liborio started his...

Listen to internet radio with FIST TA CUFF RADIO on Blog Talk Radio Sunday March 10, we kick BJPenn.com’s FIST-ta-CUFF Radio off at 7:30 PM PST with the head instructor and co-founder of American Top Team. Ricardo was named the 13th most powerful player in MMA in the Fight! Power rankings which means this is...

Dana White: Hello, everybody. Thanks for calling in. We appreciate it very much for your time. And I don’t think there’s any shocker, we’re looking for Nick Diaz. We can’t find him, but as soon as we do, we’ll get him on the call. (Instantly) Diaz: Hello? … (mutters) F–ker … Can you hear me?...

UFC middleweight Alan Belcher has a big fight on his hands coming up at UFC 159 where he is slated to face Michael Bisping in the co-main event. Both Belcher and Bisping are as colorful as they are talented, so as one can imagine, the barbs are already flying. Belcher was a guest on Wednesday’s...

Sunday March 10, we kick BJPenn.com’s FIST-ta-CUFF Radio off at 7:30 PM PST with the head instructor and co-founder of American Top Team. Ricardo was named the 13th most powerful player in MMA in the Fight! Power rankings which means this is a perfect guest to talk to about the current state of MMA. We...

Hilo, Hawaii (March 5th, 2013) – Former UFC Champion BJ Penn will be competing in a triathlon later this month in an effort to raise money for charity. The two-time UFC Champion will take part in the 2013 Lavaman Waikoloa Hawaii Challenge on March 24th. The triathlon consists of a 1.5 K swim followed by...

UFC heavyweight Gabriel Gonzaga is a decorated Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner, coming off of two consecutive submission victories since his return to the Octagon at UFC 142 with his most recent one being a victory over Ben Rothwell. As for his competition on the ground, he believes that his division lacks enough skill in that...

A couple of former Strikeforce middleweight contenders will make their UFC debuts against each other. Roger Gracie and Tim Kennedy have agreed to fight on July 6th at Las Vegas, on a to-be-announced “Independence Day” card, as reported by Sportv.com. Gracie, a 10-time Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World Champion, will make his 3rd fight at 185 pounds...

Featuring its roster of World Champions, the Evolve Fight Team (http://www.evolve-mma.com), Asia’s #1 ranked professional fight team, does the Harlem Shake. With World Champions in Muay Thai, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Boxing, Mixed Martial Arts, Wrestling, and No Gi Grappling, the Evolve Fight Team is the most decorated professional fight team in Asia. Evolve MMA is Asia’s...

Women’s Muay Thai fighter Tiffany Van Soest will be just five days short of her 24th birthday when she faces Natalie Yipp at Lion Fights 9 on March 15th in Las Vegas. The Blackhouse/Team Nogueira fighter is known as “The Time Bomb” and she displayed her knockout power in her last fight against Alexis...

Last week’s decision by the IOC the governing body of the Olympics who released that Freestyle and Greco Roman Wrestling would be excluded and dropped from the 2020 Olympic Games. The decision to drop Freestyle and Greco Roman wrestling in the Olympic was tragically made by a secret ballot by the Olympic committee’s 15-member executive...

This week’s episode starts off with a recap of the previous week’s episode and the fight between Uriah and I. It then cuts right to me walking into the house, still in my hospital gown and looking for Uriah. I really just wanted to congratulate him, and let him know I was ok. I...

Brazilian welterweight Paulo Thiago is the latest addition to the UFC’s return to his homecountry in May, as reported by TATAME earlier today. The event, known as UFC on FX 8, will be headlined by a battle of middleweight contenders between Vitor Belfort and Luke Rockhold. Thiago’s opponent is yet to be confirmed. Regardless of who’s...

In order to accomplish goals you have to be willing to call shots and make things happen. Rarely will anyone just give you what you want, sometimes you have to step up and grab the bull by the horns. That is exactly what UFC light heavyweight Vinny Magalhaes did when he called out top ranked...

It was February 12, 2011; the IZOD center in New Jersey erupted when Gian Villante took his long stroll to the cage. It was almost impossible to ignore how many “out-of-towners” were there in support of their local hero. Gian Villante graduated Levittown High School in 2004 with an impressive wrestling pedigree and went on...

BJPenn.Com Radio returns tonight with another star studded cast of MMA personalities. Bryan Levick & Mitch Ciccarelli will also preview this Saturday’s UFC on Fuel TV: Barao vs. McDonald card that will held at the Wembley Arena in London, England. Michael McDonald and Renan Barao will battle for Barao’s UFC Interim Championship in what...

BJPenn.Com Radio returns this Wednesday night with another star studded cast of MMA personalities. Bryan Levick & Mitch Ciccarelli will also preview this Saturday’s UFC on Fuel TV: Barao vs. McDonald card that will held at the Wembley Arena in London, England. The two bantamweights will battle for Barao’s UFC Interim Championship in what...

“So far in his last two fights he looked pretty good. With ‘Pee Wee’ he cracked him and did a good job. I think he has a tough fight in Werdum. People put me down as one of the best submission artists, but as far as jiu-jitsu artist, I think Werdum is probably the best...

With another win comes another call to the champion in a given division, demanding a title shot and a chance to dethrone greatness. Such is the case for UFC middleweight, Chris Weidman (9-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC). Weidman has looked great in his UFC performances and spectacular in his last fight against Mark Munoz, which...

Next week, former UFC Light-heavyweight champion, Rampage Jackson takes on Glover Teixeria on the UFC on FOX 6 main card in what will be his last contracted UFC fight. Jackson has earned the right to be considered one of the sports best and brightest stars and he has done so both inside and outside the...

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